Krishna Stanton
Krishna Lee Stanton (née Wood; born 18 May 1966)[1] is an Australian distance runner. She finished fourth in the 3000 metres at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and went on to win the silver medal in the marathon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[2] She also competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[3] A four-time Australian champion, she won the 3000 metres title in 1990 and 1993, the 15 km in 1990 and the marathon in 2001.[4] In October 2022 Krishna broke the existing world record time for a Marathon in the women's 55 age group at the London Marathon. Krishna was the second woman to finish in the Sydney Half-Marathon in September 2023 in a time of 1:21:17.
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 4th | 3000 m | 8:48.38 |
| World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 8th | 5.1 km | 17:11 | |
| 1991 | World Cross Country Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | 87th | 6.4 km | 22:15 |
| 1992 | World Cross Country Championships | Boston, United States | 77th | 6.4 km | 22:50 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd (h) | 3000 m | 9:00.62 | |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 11th | 10,000 m | 33:11.44 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 2nd | Marathon | 2:34:52 |
| 2022 | London Marathon | London, England | 1st | Marathon | 2:48:06 |
| (h) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats | |||||
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External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Australian women long-distance runners
- Australian women marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Australian women cross country runners
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportswomen
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Australian long-distance runner stubs